diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 6a21d03b5c10..2a47d6f25c59 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 93420b40bb19433c3bc01c37c6c908ae7ce13228
+refs/heads/master: facc3530fb5c89a40bc83045422add392b8db4a1
diff --git a/trunk/fs/nfs/dir.c b/trunk/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 48485f1f0bda..ad5aef4995aa 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/trunk/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1069,19 +1069,16 @@ int nfs_lookup_verify_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	if (IS_AUTOMOUNT(inode))
 		return 0;
-	if (nd != NULL) {
-		/* VFS wants an on-the-wire revalidation */
-		if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_REVAL)
-			goto out_force;
-		/* This is an open(2) */
-		if (nfs_lookup_check_intent(nd->flags, LOOKUP_OPEN) != 0 &&
-				!(server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOCTO) &&
-				(S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) ||
-				 S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)))
-			goto out_force;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return nfs_revalidate_inode(server, inode);
+	/* VFS wants an on-the-wire revalidation */
+	if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_REVAL)
+		goto out_force;
+	/* This is an open(2) */
+	if (nfs_lookup_check_intent(nd->flags, LOOKUP_OPEN) != 0 &&
+			!(server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOCTO) &&
+			(S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) ||
+			 S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)))
+		goto out_force;
+	return 0;
 out_force:
 	return __nfs_revalidate_inode(server, inode);
 }